This book provides an abridged translation of the writings of Ervin Sinkó, the Hungarian writer and intellectual, during his visit to the Soviet Union in 1935-37. It describes his initial sympathy for the Soviet project and his eventual disillusionment after witnessing what he considered to be Stalinism's betrayals of socialist ideals.
This book provides an abridged translation of the writings of Ervin Sinkó, the Hungarian writer and intellectual, during his visit to the Soviet Union in 1935-37. It describes his initial sympathy for the Soviet project and his eventual disillusionment after witnessing what he considered to be Stalinism's betrayals of socialist ideals.
Ervin Sinkó (1898-1967) was a Hungarian writer and intellectual. George Deák received his PhD in history from Columbia University.
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Translator's Introduction: Ervin Sinkó and the Dilemmas of an Optimist, George Deák Acknowledgments Note on Conventions Part I Chapter 1: By Way of Introduction Chapter 2: As if By Miracle Chapter 3: Károlyi Goes into Action, and Two Letters from Switzerland in Quick Succession Chapter 4: Comrade Arosev and the Strange Parisian Career of Optimists Chapter 5: The Journal Europe and Further Friendly Letters from Villeneuve Chapter 6: The Dream Come True: On The Way to Moscow Chapter 7: Idyllic Intermezzo: From Rouen to Leningrad Chapter 8: On the Way to Moscow, The Same Night on the Train Part II Chapter 9: Preliminary Explanation Chapter 10: Growing Amazements, Growing Concerns Chapter 11: Béla Kun Chapter 12: The Adventures of Optimists and of its Author are Just Beginning Chapter 13: The Happy Life and Gratitude Chapter 14: Gorky, Rolland, and a Word about Barbusse Part III Chapter 15: Nighttime Thoughts, or Letter to My Yet Unborn Friend Chapter 16: While the Censors Write Chapter 17: My Incurable Individualism and an Unforgettable Lesson Chapter 18: In Black and White Chapter 19: "One Must Get Used to Life" Chapter 20: In a Foreign Land... Part IV Chapter 21: Commentary on Three Months, which are Only Summarized by the Journal Chapter 22: "Degenerate Art" Chapter 23: Comrade Bukharin Must Correct his Views Chapter 24: Andor Gábor, the New Censor of Optimists Chapter 25: André Malraux and the Marxist Encyclopedia Chapter 26: I am Beginning to "Understand" Babel Chapter 27: The Optimists Makes Propaganda for Zinoviev Chapter 28: The Screenplay for Mosfilm Chapter 29: A Human Trait Has Been Lost Part V Chapter 30: The Last But Most Eventful Part, Ending in Paris Chapter 31: Brief, Happy Excitement but "The Times Are Unfavorable" Chapter 32: The Soviet Union, Seen from the Perspective of Madame Lupescu's Kingdom Chapter 33: "These Mad Dogs Must Be Shot" Chapter 34: Proof of the Author's Blindness Chapter 35: Funeral Chapter 36: The Friendly Visits of Comrade Lopuhina Chapter 37: My Witness, I. E. Babel Chapter 38: "Now Nothing Can Be Know For Sure" Chapter 39: Two Years Later Chapter 40: On the Meeting of Romain Rolland with Stalin Epilogue Postscript Another Postscript About the Editor and Translator
Translator's Introduction: Ervin Sinkó and the Dilemmas of an Optimist, George Deák Acknowledgments Note on Conventions Part I Chapter 1: By Way of Introduction Chapter 2: As if By Miracle Chapter 3: Károlyi Goes into Action, and Two Letters from Switzerland in Quick Succession Chapter 4: Comrade Arosev and the Strange Parisian Career of Optimists Chapter 5: The Journal Europe and Further Friendly Letters from Villeneuve Chapter 6: The Dream Come True: On The Way to Moscow Chapter 7: Idyllic Intermezzo: From Rouen to Leningrad Chapter 8: On the Way to Moscow, The Same Night on the Train Part II Chapter 9: Preliminary Explanation Chapter 10: Growing Amazements, Growing Concerns Chapter 11: Béla Kun Chapter 12: The Adventures of Optimists and of its Author are Just Beginning Chapter 13: The Happy Life and Gratitude Chapter 14: Gorky, Rolland, and a Word about Barbusse Part III Chapter 15: Nighttime Thoughts, or Letter to My Yet Unborn Friend Chapter 16: While the Censors Write Chapter 17: My Incurable Individualism and an Unforgettable Lesson Chapter 18: In Black and White Chapter 19: "One Must Get Used to Life" Chapter 20: In a Foreign Land... Part IV Chapter 21: Commentary on Three Months, which are Only Summarized by the Journal Chapter 22: "Degenerate Art" Chapter 23: Comrade Bukharin Must Correct his Views Chapter 24: Andor Gábor, the New Censor of Optimists Chapter 25: André Malraux and the Marxist Encyclopedia Chapter 26: I am Beginning to "Understand" Babel Chapter 27: The Optimists Makes Propaganda for Zinoviev Chapter 28: The Screenplay for Mosfilm Chapter 29: A Human Trait Has Been Lost Part V Chapter 30: The Last But Most Eventful Part, Ending in Paris Chapter 31: Brief, Happy Excitement but "The Times Are Unfavorable" Chapter 32: The Soviet Union, Seen from the Perspective of Madame Lupescu's Kingdom Chapter 33: "These Mad Dogs Must Be Shot" Chapter 34: Proof of the Author's Blindness Chapter 35: Funeral Chapter 36: The Friendly Visits of Comrade Lopuhina Chapter 37: My Witness, I. E. Babel Chapter 38: "Now Nothing Can Be Know For Sure" Chapter 39: Two Years Later Chapter 40: On the Meeting of Romain Rolland with Stalin Epilogue Postscript Another Postscript About the Editor and Translator
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